A shocking SBS news report revealed that the dating abuse crime rate in South Korea peaked in 2024. Dating abuse, also known as dating violence, is defined to be “when someone a person is seeing romantically harms them in some way, whether it is physically, sexually, emotionally, or all three” by the U.S. Office on Women’s […]
OpenseedVC, which backs operators in Africa and Europe starting their companies, reaches first close of $10M fund
Founder-market fit is one of the most crucial factors in a startup’s success, and operators (someone involved in the day-to-day operations of a startup) turned founders have an almost unfair advantage in finding that fit. Data shows that a lack of expertise and business acumen in founders contributes to failed VC investments. The same principle applies […]
Tutoring platform GoStudent reaches profitability amid tradeoffs
Vienna may have a wealth of museums, public transportation, spring water and social housing, but tutoring platform GoStudent is another of its crown jewels. Its services are now used by more than 11 million families, many of whom live outside of GoStudent’s home country. Alongside Bitpanda and Runtastic, acquired by Adidas, eight-year-old GoStudent is one […]
2-year-old LatAm fintech Yuno reaches $150M valuation with backing from DST, Tiger, a16z
A couple of years ago, payments orchestration was a foreign term to many large companies Juan Pablo Ortega would speak to. Today, the Yuno co-founder and CEO doesn’t have to do as much explaining. “The perception has changed dramatically,” Ortega told TechCrunch. “Many large companies are now well aware of what payment orchestration is, and […]
Miruku grabs more capital as its plant-based dairy tech reaches proof of concept
While the food tech investment sector figured itself out last year, Miruku, a New Zealand-based food tech company, was busy getting ahead of molecular farming technology. That proactive strategy put the company about “three to four years ahead of emerging competitors,” CEO Amos Palfreyman told TechCrunch. “Miruku has not only aimed to navigate the challenges […]